The Other Side

Stories that combine the golden canon of soft science fiction and social realism accurately and cohesively reflect modernity. There will be no breathtaking chases, spectacular battles, or unusual spaces; on the contrary — Olga Kharitonova reconstructs the landscapes and interiors familiar to any resident of the post-Soviet space. Yet she elegantly introduces small fantasy assumptions into the plots as reasons for discussions about corporeality, self-identification, experiencing grief, and humanism — not global, for the salvation of the race, but everyday, making people human.